Move to free Shuttlesworth 13 others passed to Tuesday

But Bus case sentencing due Monday- Move to free Shuttlesworth,;
13 others passed to Tuesday
Tlie Rev. Fred' L. Shuttles-
worth and ISja^her Negroes
convicted ons ettarges growing
out of an attempt to. integr*
Btrminghanr buses will remain
in City Jail over the week-end.
Circuit Judge Gearge Lewis
Bailes Saturday passed a scheduled habeas corpus hearing until 10 a.m. Tuesday.
AttYS. Arthur Shores and
Orzell Billingsley, representing Shuttlesworth and the oth-
defendants had filed
i late Fri
Thursday were- not brought to
';. Only Billingsley appeared
in their behalf.
Judge Bailes told Billingsley
he had failed to meet statutory
-equirements by personally notifying the attorneys, for the opposing party, in this: case the
city attorney's office.
No attorneys appeared in
ourt to defend the action.
Billingsley filed two manda-
us petitions against: Judge
Conway asking that
quired to show causa why the
defendants should not be released from jail. ■
Judge Bailes set hearings on
those petitions, for 10 a.m. Tuesday.
' JUDGE BAILES said that by
that time both the habeas cor-,
pus petitions and'the mandamus
petitions could, become
questions since Judge Conway
the 14 d<
be-as corpus
They had asked, subpoenas
Birmingham Recorder Willi
C. Conway, who bad convicted
the defendants on disorderly
conduct and other"charges: the
clerk of: the RfeloiirJer's Court
and records of. :,!&£/ trial proceedings. . and -."police Chief
Jamie Moore.
Sheriff McDowell's office
ported he was unable to. se_ . ,.,..,
any of the respondents and < ennaut ot I m Alondj
were all reported out of town, i Judge Bailes aid :he defend-
THE 14 NEGROES who. have ants had been found guilty and
been in City Jail since late'that .sentence had not been
passed so the matter "properly
■emains in the breast of the
:ottrt below."
Billingsley protested, "My
clients are in jail and we come
to the Circuit Court to seek
relief. We feel that they are
being held wrongfully."
JUDGE BAILES said a habeas carpus petition could not
be heard this morning because
service had not been made on
the respondents and the city attorney's office had not been notified as required by law. Billingsley requested- the matter
be passed'until this afternoon to
allow them further time to seek
against the ..proper par
ties.
Billingsley
the habeas
corpu
. petition
Police Chief Moor
him to accept ser\
ice. He sa
i had n
at that tin-
Chief Moo
refused to
Billingsle
formed tha
t Chief
Moore is
Miami. Fla

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But Bus case sentencing due Monday- Move to free Shuttlesworth,;
13 others passed to Tuesday
Tlie Rev. Fred' L. Shuttles-
worth and ISja^her Negroes
convicted ons ettarges growing
out of an attempt to. integr*
Btrminghanr buses will remain
in City Jail over the week-end.
Circuit Judge Gearge Lewis
Bailes Saturday passed a scheduled habeas corpus hearing until 10 a.m. Tuesday.
AttYS. Arthur Shores and
Orzell Billingsley, representing Shuttlesworth and the oth-
defendants had filed
i late Fri
Thursday were- not brought to
';. Only Billingsley appeared
in their behalf.
Judge Bailes told Billingsley
he had failed to meet statutory
-equirements by personally notifying the attorneys, for the opposing party, in this: case the
city attorney's office.
No attorneys appeared in
ourt to defend the action.
Billingsley filed two manda-
us petitions against: Judge
Conway asking that
quired to show causa why the
defendants should not be released from jail. ■
Judge Bailes set hearings on
those petitions, for 10 a.m. Tuesday.
' JUDGE BAILES said that by
that time both the habeas cor-,
pus petitions and'the mandamus
petitions could, become
questions since Judge Conway
the 14 d<
be-as corpus
They had asked, subpoenas
Birmingham Recorder Willi
C. Conway, who bad convicted
the defendants on disorderly
conduct and other"charges: the
clerk of: the RfeloiirJer's Court
and records of. :,!&£/ trial proceedings. . and -."police Chief
Jamie Moore.
Sheriff McDowell's office
ported he was unable to. se_ . ,.,..,
any of the respondents and < ennaut ot I m Alondj
were all reported out of town, i Judge Bailes aid :he defend-
THE 14 NEGROES who. have ants had been found guilty and
been in City Jail since late'that .sentence had not been
passed so the matter "properly
■emains in the breast of the
:ottrt below."
Billingsley protested, "My
clients are in jail and we come
to the Circuit Court to seek
relief. We feel that they are
being held wrongfully."
JUDGE BAILES said a habeas carpus petition could not
be heard this morning because
service had not been made on
the respondents and the city attorney's office had not been notified as required by law. Billingsley requested- the matter
be passed'until this afternoon to
allow them further time to seek
against the ..proper par
ties.
Billingsley
the habeas
corpu
. petition
Police Chief Moor
him to accept ser\
ice. He sa
i had n
at that tin-
Chief Moo
refused to
Billingsle
formed tha
t Chief
Moore is
Miami. Fla